Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has been named as the busiest US airport in the latest FAA data. This is the fourth year in a row Atlanta has taken the top spot, beating Chicago O’Hare International (ORD). Read the rest of this entry »
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport is now open after an 8 day occupation by protesters. A normal service has been resumed by most airlines although there are still long delays for thousands of passengers as the backlog is cleared. Read the rest of this entry »
The latest figures from IATA show that air traffic fell for the second month running although the fall was smaller than in September. Read the rest of this entry »
The Best Buy Express Kiosks spotted recently at Dallas Fort Worth are to be installed in other US airports including: Atlanta, Boston, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and San Francisco . Read the rest of this entry »
The Quantas flight to Melbourne, which suffered a hole in its fuselage and rapid decompression, may have been been damaged by a faulty oxygen cylinder. The ATSB has confirmed that there is one unaccounted for oxygen cylinder from the bank of cylinders that are located in the area of the fuselage hole. The Qantas Boeing 747-400, en route from Hong Kong, was forced to land at Manila. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryanair has announced substantial flight cuts at Stansted Airport for the winter schedule. Aircraft numbers will be reduced from 36 to 28, while weekly flights will be cut from over 1,850 per week to under 1,600. Read the rest of this entry »
The IAA has confirmed that peak time delays will be experienced at Dublin Airport. The delays are due to a faulty network card in the air traffic management system and are likely to continue for some time. Read the rest of this entry »
Early reports say as many as 28 passengers were killed when an Airbus A310 caught fire after landing at Khartoum Airport in Sudan. Read the rest of this entry »
The TSA has announced that it will increase airport ID requirements. Anyone that refuses to provide identification at a security checkpoint will be denied access to the secure area of airports. Read the rest of this entry »
Two Northwest Airlines planes clipped wings while taxiing at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. There are no reports of injuries. Read the rest of this entry »
